Interview with B.E. Covington

Interview with B.E. Covington 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:00:30 - Biographical information and early life 00:04:32 - Move to Manhattan, KS and his marriage 00:08:15 - Farming and raising mules in 1905 00:15:14 - Holidays and his grandfather\u27s Civil War service 00:17:10 - Amos Cole 00:18:30 - His children and family 00:20:22 - Hobos and bums (Racist language) 00:20:02 - Digging wells and playing ball 00:26:53 - Storms and disasters 00:30:38 - Availability of medical care 00:35:26 - The Dust Bowl THe second half of this recording is missinghttps://scholars.fhsu.edu/sackett/1152/thumbnail.jp